Show has raised more than $100K for Rossmoor Fund Since its inception, the Home Show’s recipe for a successful, popular event for residents has largely remained intact. This year’s show on Thursday, July 30 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Event Center marks the 10th anniversary of the annual event put on by Realtors from Berkshire Hathaway HomeServic...

Gardeners gear up for Aug. 22 Tomato Festival This year, the Rossmoor Garden Club has milestones to celebrate as it gears up for its signature event and major fundraiser, the Tomato Festival. It’s celebrating its 50th year as a club and 40 years at its five-acre gardening site, not far outside the Rossmoor gate off Tice Valley Boulevard. When the 1...

Walnut Creek voters will get to weigh in on an initiative to create a new “mixed use – residential senior and commercial” zoning district near the BART station, which would pave the way for creation of a Senior Housing Transit Village project, after the City Council on July 22 approved placing the measure on the Nov. 3 election ballot. Though the i...

It was as loud as a school lunchroom. No one was yelling or throwing food, of course, but the Friday Lunch Program in the Diablo Room at Hillside Clubhouse is clearly not all about the food. It’s also a chance to socialize, both for the diners and a group of dedicated volunteers who help run it each week. Wilson Wong says he does it for the friends...

RWC AND MUTUAL NEWS The Third Mutual Board of Directors held its monthly meeting at the Gateway Board Room on July 13. Treasurer Kim Starr advised that all 19 projects in the Mutual have sufficient funds to meet immediate operating needs and budgeted reserve needs. Starr also reported that all 19 projects had sufficient operating funds to pay for t...

Water- cooler, air conditioner project nears completion In Second Mutual, business is running smoothly. Through May, the Mutual was $1.3 million under budget in operations and $467,000 under budget in reserves. The Mutual budgeted $5.557 million for insurance for 17 months, and the premium came in at $3.845 million for a savings of $1.7 million. Th...

The Golden Pear’s coffee and snack trailer, long anticipated as a presence for golfers to grab a cup and a pastry or sandwich before starting their rounds, is running into problems before it is even open. Several members of the Rossmoor Walnut Creek Golf Advisory Committee on July 10 talked about how they fear the cart’s location near where rental ...

Members back $3 fee for specialty classes beginning Jan. 1 Rossmoor’s outdoor pools may remain lifeguard-free until at least January, and possibly beyond. The Fitness and Aquatics Advisory Committee on July 9 unanimously recommended to the RWC Board to keep Hillside and Dollar pools without lifeguards, rather than shorten pool hours to pay for keep...

The concepts of dementia and Alzheimer’s are far more complicated than the idea one loses memory because of age. Gerontologist and researcher and care management specialist Beverly Kothare on July 22 spoke to the Rotary Club of Rossmoor in the Diablo Room at Hillside Clubhouse about the conditions, symptoms and causes of dementia. “My passion is al...

Jim McKenna has jumped right into his new job as RWC’s golf course superintendent. McKenna, who started July 13, takes over the vital role for Rossmoor’s two golf courses from Blake Swint, who announced last month he was stepping down after 22 years as superintendent. Swint, who has taken the course superintendent job at Turlock Golf and Country Cl...